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Table 2 Association between frailty and cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG titer (AxSYM and DSX ™ )

From: Association of cytomegalovirus and other pathogens with frailty and diabetes mellitus, but not with cardiovascular disease and mortality in psycho-geriatric patients; a prospective cohort study

Test

CMV result

N

Frailty +

Frailty –

RR (95% CI)

   

(n = 131)

(n = 164)

 

AxSYM

CMV titer: <15 AU/ml

69

23 (17.5%)

46 (28.4%)

 
 

CMV titer: 15–192 AU/ml

55

22 (17.0%)

33 (20.4%)

1.2 (0.71-2.00)

 

CMV titer: ≥192 AU/ml

169

86 (65.5%)

83 (51.2%)

1.5 (1.06-2.30)

DSX ™

CMV titer: <40 U/ml

67

22 (16.8%)

45 (27.44%)

 
 

CMV titer: 40–290 U/ml

56

22 (16.8%)

34 (20.73%)

1.2 (0.72-2.03)

 

CMV titer: ≥290 U/ml

172

87 (66.4%)

85 (51.83%)

1.5 (1.06-2.35)